Assignment: Using Learning Resources
Assignment: Using Learning Resources
EQUIVALENT TO
RANGE ESSAY SCALE
Y1 CRITERIA Y2 CRITERIA Y3 CRITERIA
Marginal fail 30-39 32, 35, 38 Inadequate work:
little knowledge of the topic (¼ to ⅓ of expected material) with major inaccuracies
inadequate use of learning resources
major conceptual errors
insufficient organization and presentation
partial focus on topic
inadequate analysis and/or problem-solving
Inadequate work:
limited understanding of the main points
major conceptual errors
major omissions and/or inaccuracies
weak organization and presentation
partial focus on the topic
inadequate analysis and/or problem-solving
Inadequate work:
limited understanding of the main points
major conceptual errors
major omissions and/or inaccuracies
weak organization and presentation
partial focus on the topic
inadequate analysis and/or problem-solving
Poor fail 20-29 22, 25, 28 Poor work:
information mostly irrelevant, inaccurate or missing (less than ¼ of expected material)
poor use of learning resources
widespread confusion
poor organization and presentation
little focus on topic
poor analysis and/or problem-solving
Poor work:
minimal understanding evident
profound conceptual errors
information mostly irrelevant and/or inaccurate
weak organization and presentation
failure to properly address topic
poor analysis and/or problem-solving
Poor work:
minimal understanding evident
profound conceptual errors
information mostly irrelevant and/or inaccurate
weak organization and presentation
failure to properly address topic
poor analysis and/or problem-solving
Bad fail 10-19 12, 15, 18 Bad work:
information very largely wrong, irrelevant and/or missing; a few facts present.
very poor use of learning resources
widespread confusion and incoherence
badly organized and presented
very little focus on topic
very poor analysis and/or problem-solving
Bad work:
clear lack of understanding
almost complete confusion
very little correct and relevant
badly organized and presented
little recognition of the topic
very poor analysis and/or problem-solving
Bad work:
clear lack of understanding
almost complete confusion
very little correct and relevant
badly organized and presented
little recognition of the topic
very poor analysis and/or problem-solving
Extreme fail 0-9 0, 2, 5, 8 Extremely bad work:
information (almost) all wrong, irrelevant or missing; 1 or 2 relevant statements
(almost) no use of learning resources
(almost) totally confused and incoherent
(almost) completely disorganized
(almost) no recognition of the topic
(almost) no analysis and/or problem-solving
Extremely bad work:
(almost) no understanding evident
(almost) totally confused and incoherent
information (almost) all wrong, irrelevant or missing; 1 or 2 relevant statements
(almost) totally disorganized
(almost) no recognition of the topic
(almost) no analysis and/or problem-solving
Extremely bad work:
(almost) no understanding evident
(almost) totally confused and incoherent
information (almost all) wrong, irrelevant or missing; 1 or 2 relevant statements
(almost) totally disorganized
(almost) no recognition of the topic
(almost) no analysis and/or problem-solving
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
